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NAO BUSTAMANTE

NAO BUSTAMANTE has been named associate professor and vice dean of art at the Roski School of Art and Design at the University of Southern California, effective in January. She is associate professor of new media and live art at the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. Bustamante earned a master’s from the San Francisco Art Institute.

December 2, 2015

Students

Scholars of Color Making Academic Research More Culturally Relevant

A basic approach of conducting research, publishing work and focusing on information dissemination is key to making academic work relevant for the higher ed community and the people they serve.

October 19, 2015

Faculty & Staff

Venus Williams Earns B.S. Degree

Tennis superstar Venus Williams, currently focusing on her game this week at the U.S. Open at Flushing Meadows, New York, recently added another achievement to her resume: a Bachelor of Science degree.

September 2, 2015

Students

Public Meeting Set to Discuss Future of LSU’s Newspaper

BATON ROUGE, La. — LSU students and alumni have been voicing concerns over ongoing discussions about possibly cutting the print schedule of the university’s storied Daily Reveille campus newspaper.

August 10, 2015

Students

Deal Makes College Possible for Major League Soccer Players

Major League Soccer is striking a multiyear deal with Southern New Hampshire University that will provide full scholarships for players and internship opportunities for the school’s students.

July 30, 2015

Students

FTC Investigating Online College University of Phoenix

The University of Phoenix, which runs an online college popular among military veterans, is under federal investigation for possible deceptive or unfair business practices, its parent company the Apollo Education Group told shareholders Wednesday.

July 29, 2015

African-American

Congress Pondering How to Catch Up With Education

As Congress moves towards reauthorizing the Higher Education Act (HEA), members of a Senate committee said that they would hope to encourage innovation in higher education.

July 22, 2015

Leadership & Policy

SYDNEY ROSE LEO

SYDNEY ROSE LEO has been appointed vice president for finance and administration and chief financial officer of Fisk University. She was chief financial officer of the Interaction Institute for Social Change. Leo earned a bachelor’s from Smith College, a master’s from the University of Hartford and a master’s from Bentley University.

June 10, 2015

Community Colleges

University of Oklahoma to Require Freshman Diversity Class

NORMAN, Okla. ― University of Oklahoma freshmen will now be required to take a five-hour course dealing with diversity issues before completing their first year of college.

June 9, 2015

Students

Office Hours: Leading from Within in Higher Education

Knowing that one’s leader is truly vested in them can build trust and even move beyond strictly professional boundaries.

June 4, 2015

African-American

Duke Professor was on Leave Before Racially Charged Comments

Duke University officials say a professor criticized for an online statement comparing blacks and Asians had been on a standard academic leave before posting the comments.

May 18, 2015

Students

Some Former Corinthian Students to Have Loans Forgiven

A top education official said Wednesday that the 16,000 former Corinthian Colleges students who saw their campuses abruptly close this week will automatically have their federal student loans discharged ― but only if they agree to forgo any credits they earned at the schools.

April 29, 2015